Golden Coast Wheat Ale | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Golden Coast Wheat Ale All-grain Recipe Kit for American Wheat Ale Character

Golden Coast Wheat Ale is a clean American wheat beer for brewers who want soft wheat character without the banana-and-clove profile of a Bavarian hefeweizen. American wheat became popular as a refreshing craft-beer staple: pale, smooth, lightly bready, and easy to pair with citrus, warm weather, and casual pours.

This all-grain kit delivers a bright 5 gallon batch with white wheat softness, gentle malt support, and restrained American hop character. Choose it when you want something approachable and refreshing, but still more interesting than a basic blonde ale.

This is the all-grain version. If you want the extract format for a different brew day, see the companion listing: Golden Coast Wheat Ale | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons.

Beer Profile

• Style: American Wheat Ale
• Batch Size: 5 gallons
• Original Gravity: 1.046
• Final Gravity: 1.010
• ABV: 4.7%
• IBU: 22
• SRM: 4
• Fermentation Range: 64–68°F with clean American ale yeast

Grain Milling

We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.

Flavor and Brewing Character

Expect pale gold color, soft wheat texture, mild breadiness, light citrus, and a crisp finish. It is refreshing as-is and also a good base for careful fruit additions if the brewer wants a seasonal variation.

Fermentation Requirements

• Recommended fermentation range: 64–68°F with clean American ale yeast.
• Pitch healthy yeast into fully chilled wort; do not pitch into hot wort.
• Use gravity readings, not airlock activity alone, to confirm fermentation is complete.
• Package only after gravity is stable and the beer tastes clean for the style.

Detailed Kit Contents

• American 2-Row Malt: 80 Ounces
• White Wheat Malt: 64 Ounces
• Vienna Malt: 8 Ounces
• Cascade Hops: 1 Ounce
• Willamette Hops: 1 Ounce
• SafAle US-05 or clean American ale yeast: 1 Sachet

Why Brewers Choose This Kit

This is a strong beginner-to-intermediate kit because it ferments cleanly, finishes quickly, and appeals to drinkers who do not want heavy bitterness. It also creates a natural path to fruit puree pairings.

Brewing Notes

• Default grain handling: included grain is milled by default and packed together unless a listing or order note says otherwise.
• Rice hulls are optional but helpful if your system struggles with wheat-heavy mashes.
• Ferment cool enough to keep the yeast clean.
• If adding fruit, wait until primary fermentation is mostly complete and use excellent sanitation.

Download the Golden Coast Wheat Ale all-grain brewing instructions PDF.

If you are bottle conditioning, Priming Sugar is sold separately. Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to calculate priming sugar from your actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.

If you are kegging, use our Keg Carbonation Calculator to match CO₂ pressure, serving temperature, and desired carbonation level before serving.

Brewing all-grain in a single vessel? A BIAB bag is a useful add-on for easier mash handling, grain removal, and cleanup.